>What computer would you rather use? A MacBook running Windows 7, or, say, a Lenovo ThinkPad running Mac OS X 10.7?
Being as how I run a Macbook Air with Windows 7, and don't even remember what OSX looks like, my answer is pretty obvious. I've never used a laptop that feels as good (the touchpad is the best).
No, maybe not exactly. But keep in mind, we here in the tech world, I think, (or this is just coming from my experiences) pretty much concede that Apple wins the design award. I have several non-tech friends whom still love windows, and are all about windows 7. I know people who are thinking about switching to a mac, and but are afraid of not knowing what the hell is going on. (I was honestly concerned at first)
I guess what I'm trying to say is, that other Software out there has a huge huge presence, with non-techie people, who are tempted by Apple only because of the "ooo shiny" effect of their slim devices, backlit keyboards, and the fanboism surrounding them. That's decidedly the hardware that is converting people. Windows users are more than happy to just use windows forever. Until their devices don't look as pretty as the guys next to them in the coffee shop.
(results may be different for mobile, but only because I think Android hasn't got it's act together with it's vendors yet. Some aspects of the biz take longer to sort out than technical development, unfortunately)
I hate to go off-topic, but you don't have any contact info in your profile... what's your typical battery life like with that set-up? I was under the impression 5ish hours on the 13" but The Verge said 4 this week... made me re-think adopting the win7/MBA setup.
Well, I run a pretty no frills Windows 7 installation (no animations, black background, use Black Viper's website to make sure I'm running the bare minimum services and processes). No idea if that even does anything, not a hacker here. But if I'm stingy with the backlighting I'll get between 5 and 5.5 hours of "normal" internet usage.
So it's not as good as advertised, and doesn't seem as good as when OSX is running. That said, it's still relatively great hardware; there are quite a few Windows 7 laptops around my office, and nobody is bragging about how great their battery life is.
Being as how I run a Macbook Air with Windows 7, and don't even remember what OSX looks like, my answer is pretty obvious. I've never used a laptop that feels as good (the touchpad is the best).
But Apple software? Meh.